Global Forum on Nicotine 2021

The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), which typically takes place annually in Poland, focuses on new nicotine products and ‘tobacco harm reduction.’

The GFN is organised by Global Forum on Nicotine Limited,¹ which was known as KAC Communications until November 2024.² For more information, please see the main Global Forum on Nicotine page.

The GFN 2021 was a hybrid event that took place on June 17–18, 2021 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Speakers from tobacco companies listed:³

• Sarah Cooney – British American Tobacco (BAT)

Other speakers and panellists:³

• Aishat Alaran – Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholar under K-A-C
• Bengt Wiberg – EU for Snus
• Brad Rodu – University of Louisville
• Charles Gardner – International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organizations (INNCO)
• Christopher Russell – Russell Burnett Research and Consultancy Limited (RBRC)
• Christopher Snowdon – Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
• Cliff Douglas – University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network
• Clive Bates – Counterfactual
• David Cross – New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) UK
• David MacKintosh – Community Safety for the City of London
• David Sweanor – University of Ottawa
• Delon Human
• Derek Yach – Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
• Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn – VTANZ
• Fiona Patten – Reason Party
• Gerry Stimson
• Gregory Conley – American Vaping Association
• Harry Shapiro – DrugWise
• Jagannath Sarangapani – Association of Vapers India (AVI)
• Jeannie Cameron – JUUL Labs
• Jonathan Fell – ASH Park
• Joseph Magero – Campaign For Safer Alternatives
• Julie Woessner – INNCO, Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA)
• Konstantinos Farsalinos – University of Patras
• Mark Oates – We Vape, Snus Users Association
• Martin Cullip
• Michelle Minton – Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Mirosław Dworniczak – Adam Mickiewicz University
• Nataliia Toropova – Healthy Initiatives International Think Tank
• Paddy Costall – K-A-C
• Peter Stigaard – Danish Vapers Association Policy, Association for Harm Reduction Education and Research (AHRER)
• Przemysław Bobiński – Vapor Poland magazine
• Rebecca Taylor – Endometriosis UK
• Roberto Sussman – National University of Mexico, Pro-Vapeo Mexico, INNCO
• Robyn Gougelet – Pinney Associates
• Ruth Goldsmith – K-A-C
• Sairah Salim-Sartoni – JUUL Labs
• Sree Sucharitha – Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Asian Human Rights and Drug
• Sud Patwardhan – Centre for Health Research and Education (CHRE)
• Suely Castro – K-A-C
• Tomás O’Gorman – Pro-Vapeo Mexico
• Will Godfrey – Filter Magazine, The Influence Foundation

Relevant Links

Global Forum on Nicotine website

Tobacco Tactics Resources

• Global Forum on Nicotine
• Harm Reduction
• Knowledge-Action-Change
• Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
• Global Action to End Smoking